Overcast gets nifty new voice boost settings on iOS app

Podcast manager Overcast brings a bunch of new handy features to its iOS app. These include a new voice boost setting that will custom tune audio and improve volume and quality for when you use the built-in speaker on an iPhone. It has a new smaller visualizer meant to save you a bit of battery. The app now also lets you add or delete a new batch for all episodes of a podcast. The app is free but it has a patron service where you can optionally donate to get access to certain features like a new dark theme and the ability to upload audio files to the Overcast site for streaming. 

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Podcast manager Castro gets iOS 9 features and goes free

iOS podcast manager Castro gets an update and brings with it some of the new iOS 9 features. The app gets things like Spotlights search, an in-app browser, and 3D Touch features. It still has the gesture-based interface to make it easy to use and a lot of storage management options for users with only 16GB iPhones. The app is also now free with an optional patronage in case you want to tip the developer.

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Overcast for iOS is now free

You used to have to pay for certain features in Overcast for iOS but this podcast app is now completely free. Yes, you read that right. You now have access to all its features. The latest update also brings with it new features like chapter support and streaming options. This time you can stream episodes instead of having to download them. Also, if you’ve been listening to long podcasts, the app now has chapters so you can skip through parts much more easily.

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